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{{Construction Site}}'''{{FULLPAGENAME}}''' (OESUP) is soap that the manufacturer claims to be specially formulated to remove the fragrance of the [[foreskinned]] [[penis]].=== Foreskin fragrance ===
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The [[foreskin]] produces [[pheromone| pheromones]] that are likely to be present in the preputial sac.<ref name="fleiss1998">{{FleissP HodgesF VanHoweRS 1998}}</ref> Many [[foreskinned]] men report a pleasant musky fragrance<ref name="vocabulary2024">{{REFweb
|url=https://www.vocabulary.com/dictionary/musky
|date=
|accessdate=2024-04-26
}}</ref> from their [[penis]]. Musk is also produced by deer to create sexual arousal.<ref name="vocabulary2024" /> The fragrance, when it occurs, is emitted from the [[preputial sac]].
The fragrance may contain stimulating [[pheromone| pheromones ]] and is variously characterized. A few find it offensive, but others find it attractive, pleasing, exciting, stimulating, or arousing.<ref name="vocabulary2024" /> <ref>{{REFweb
|url=https://www.reddit.com/r/uncircumcised_talk/comments/1juhht2/scent/
|title=Scent
Some believe that the use of soap in the preputial sac harms the natural [[microbiome]] and increases the strength of the fragrance. The musky foreskin fragrance may be contained by avoiding retraction of the [[foreskin]].
==Excessive washing and non-specific dermatitis==
Birley et al. (1993) report excessive washing, especially with the use of soap, will dry the oils out of tissues and cause a [[balanitis]] like inflammation. The use of soap (including body wash, shower gel, and shampoo) should be avoided and emollients should be applied.<ref name="Birley1991">{{REFjournal
|last=Birley
|init=HDL
|author-link=
|last2=Wasker
|init2=MM
|last3=Luzzi
|init3=GA
|etal=yes
|title=Clinical Features and management of recurrent balanitis; association with atopy and genital washing
|journal=Genitourin Med
|date=1993-10-01
|volume=69
|issue=5
|pages=400-3
|url=https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC1195128/pdf/genitmed00029-0074.pdf
|quote=
|pubmedID=8244363
|pubmedCID=1195128
|DOI=10.1136/sti.69.5.400
|accessdate=2025-06-25
}}</ref> One [[intact]] man recommends applying a "thin layer of jojoba oil" to one's [[glans]] and inner [[foreskin]] daily.<ref>{{REFweb
|url=https://www.reddit.com/r/balanitis/comments/walcbh/the_jojoba_oil_solution/
|title=The jojoba oil solution
|last=Anonymous
|first=
|init=
|author-link=
|publisher=REDDIT
|date=2022
|accessdate=2025-06-25
}}</ref>
Although it is commonly believed that the human [[foreskin]] is the source of infection so must be constantly washed to prevent [[infection]], that is not true. [[Paul M. Fleiss|Fleiss]], [[Frederick M. Hodges| Hodges]] & [[Robert S. Van Howe|Van Howe]] (1998) reported the foreskin has both [[Immunological and protective function of the foreskin| protective and immunological functions]] that help to prevent disease.<ref name="Fleiss1997">{{FleissP HodgesF VanHoweRS 1998}}</ref> Washing removes the protective substances and leaves the [[penis]] prone to [[infection]], so washing should be limited and soap should not be used.
{{SEEALSO}}
* [[Pheromone]]
* [[Preputial sac]]
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* {{URLwebsite|https://www.oesup.com/|2025-06-24}}
{{REF}}
[[Category:Foreskinned life]]
[[Category:Male sexuality]]
[[Category:Physiology]]